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BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1909.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED NOVIIB, 1909.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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TEBRENCE OBRIEN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, TO L.- A. MYERS,-JR.,- INCL, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

Application filed. November 18, 1909. Serial No. 528,660.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnnnnnon OBRIEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference, generally, to improvements in buckles;and, the invention relates, more particularly, to that class of buckleswhich are used with belts and especially belts worn by women.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a novel form ofbuckle which comprises a pair of separably connected buckleelementshaving suitable connecting and fastening means upon their outer faces,instead of upon the backs thereof, as heretofore, thereby providing abelt or other suitable buckle which is more easily manipulated thanwhere such fastening devices are applied to the backs of thebuckle-members; and, whereby a buckle is provided which adapts itselfmore readily in position upon the body of the wearer, because of thefact that there are no projections or other obstructions upon the backsof the bucklemembers.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularlyenumerated will be clearly understood from the following detaileddescription of my present invention.

With the various objects of my present invention in View, the sameconsists, primarily, in the novel buckle hereinafter set forth; and, theinvention consists, further more, in the novel arrangements andcombinations of the devices and parts, as well as in the details of theconstruction of the same, all of which will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim whichare appended to and which form an essential part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front face view of a belt buckle showing oneembodiment of the present invention, and illustrating in connectiontherewith the end-portions of a belt which are connected with therespective bucklemembers or plates; Fig. 2 is a rear view of the partsrepresented in said Fig. 1; and i buckle-members 0r plates in theirseparated relations. Fig. 5 is a front face view of a slightly modifiedform of buckle made according to the principles of the presentinvention.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicatesa buckle made according to and embodying the principles of thisinvention, and the same comprises a pair of buckle-members or plates 2and 3 which may be of any ornamental marginal configuration and anysuitable surface-ornamentation, said buckle-members or plates beingprovided upon their rear faces with suitable means for securing theend-portions 4 and 5 of said suitable belt thereto, and saidbuckle-members or plates being provided upon their front faces withmeans for separably connecting the said buckle-members or plates intheir operative positions upon or against the body of the wearer, and atthe same time providing a means of ornamentation which greatly enhancesthe beauty of the general design of the buckle. One means for separablyconnecting the said buckle-members or plates 2 and 3 consists of anumber of holding or retaining hooks or tongues 6 forced or struck-upout of the plate 2 and extending from the face thereof, and acorresponding number of holding or retaining hooks or tongues 7 whichare forced or struck up out of the other plate 3, substantially in themanner illustrated in the several figures of the drawings. Suitablyarranged over each hook or tongue 6 is a ring or loop 8, each ring orloop being rigidly secured in position, preferably by means of solder,as 9, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings; and, suitably secured to saidring or loop 8, preferably by means of solder, as 10, is another ring orloop 11 which is thus preferably rigidly connected with the said ring orloop 8. These rings or loops 11, as will be clearly understood, areeasily hooked over the respective holding or retaining tongues 7 whichproject from the front face of the buckle-member or plate 8, forbringing the two buckle-members into their connected relation, whilewearing the belt, and said rings or loops 11 being easily unhooked fromsaid holding or retaining tongues 7 when required.

One means of attaching the end-portions eand 5 to the respectivebuckle-members or plates 2 and 3 is shown more particularly in Figs.Qand 3 of the drawings, and consists of suitably formed bars or rods, as12, which are suitably secured upon the backs or rear faces of saidmembers or plates 2 and 3, near the meeting edges of the said plates 2and 3, substantially as shown. Each buckle-member or plate 2 and 3 mayalso be provided with a guiding-bar, as 13, said bars being preferablyangularly disposed, as shown, and beneath which the belt-portions arepassed so as to extend straight and flattened out from the end-portionsof said members or plates, as shown.

In lieu of the double-ringed fastener hereinabove described, I may use asingle ring, as 14:, as shown in the modification in Fig. 5 of thedrawings, each ring 14: being arranged over a hook or tongue 6 of themember or plate 2, and rigidly secured in posit-ion as hereinabovesetforth, and each ring being also detachably and separably arranged over aholding or retaining hook 7 of the plate or member 3,

It will be clearly understood that the said ring-shaped fastenersdescribed in the foregoing specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings may be suitably ornamented; and, furthermore, thatthe said plates or members 2 and 3 are preferably curved, in a mannersubstantially as represented in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements andcombinations of the several parts and in the details of the constructionof the same, without departing from the scope of my present invention,as set forth in the foregoing specification and as defined in the claimswhich are appended thereto. Hence, I do not limit my invention to theexact arrangements and combinations of the parts as de scribed in thesaid specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of theconstruction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

I claim l. A buckle comprising a pair of buckleplates, a plurality ofholding tongues struck up out of saidplates and extending from the frontfaces of said plates, said tongues being arranged in vertical alinement,and

ring-shaped fasteners also in vertical alinement, said fasteners beingrigidly secured to the holding tongues of one of said plates, andseparably connected with the holding tongues of the other plate, eachbuckle-plate being formed with a vertically disposed marginaledge-portion, the vertically disposed marginal edge-portions of the twobuckle-plates, when said buckle-plates are hooked together being in suchclose juxtaposition, so as to prevent any backward movement of saidbuckle-plates with relation to each other. e

2. A buckle comprising a pair of buckleplates, a plurality of holdingtongues struck up out of said plates and extending from the front facesof said plates, said tongues being arranged in vertical alinement, andring-shaped fasteners also in vertical alinement, said fasteners beingrigidly secured to the holding tongues of one of said plates, andseparably connected with the holding tongues of the other plate, eachbuckleplate being formed with a vertically disposed marginaledge-portion, the vertically disposed marginal edge-portions of the twobuckle plates, when said buckle-plates are hooked together, being insuch close juxtaposition so as to prevent any backward movement of saidbuckle-plates with relation to each other, and means upon the rear facesof said plates for the attachment of the end-portions of a belt to saidplates.

3. A bucklecomprising a pair of buckl plates, a plurality of holdingtongues struck up out of said plates and extending from the front facesof said plates, said tongues being arranged in vertical alinement, andring-shaped fasteners also in vertical alinement, said fasteners beingrigidly secured to the holding tongues of one of said plates,

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and separably connected with the holding tongues of the other plate,rods upon the rear faces of said plates for the attachment of theend-portions of a belt to said plates, each buckle-plate being formedwith a vertically disposed marginal edge-portion, the

vertically disposed marginal edge-portions of the two buckle plates,when said buckleplates are hooked together, being in such closejuxtaposition so as to prevent any backward movement of saidbuckle-plates with relation to each other, and guiding bars upon therear faces of said plates be-r neath which the belt-portions are passed.

4. A buckle comprising a pair of buckleplates, a plurality of holdingtongues struck up and extending from the front faces of said plates, andfasteners also in vertical alinement, each fastener consistingof a pairof rings, one set of rings being rigidly secured to the holding tonguesof one of said plates, and the other set of rings being separablyconnected with the holding tongues of the other plate, each buckle-platebeing formed with a vertically disposed marginal edge-portion, thevertically disposed marginal edge-portions of the two buckle plates,when said buckle-plates are hooked together, being in such closejuxtaposition so as to prevent any backward movement of saidbuckle-plates with relation to each other, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

5. A buckle comprising a pair of buckleplates, a plurality of holdingtongues struck up and extending from the front faces of said plates, andfasteners also in vertical alinement, each fastener consisting of a pairof rings, one set of rings being rigidly secured to the holding tonguesof one of said plates, and the other set of rings being separablyconnected with the holding tongues of the other plate, each buckle-platebeing formed with a vertically disposed marginal edge-portion, thevertically disposed marginal edge-portions of the two buckle plates,when said buckle-plates are hooked together, being in such closejuxtaposition so as to prevent any backward movement of saidbuckle-plates with relation to each other, and means upon the rear facesof said plates for the attachment of the end-portions of a belt to saidplates.

6. A buckle comprising a pair of buckleplates, a plurality of holdingtongues struck up and extending from the front faces of said plates, andfasteners also in vertical alinement, each fastener consisting of apairof rings, one set of rings being rigidly se cured to the holding tonguesof one of said plates, and the other set of rings being separablyconnected with the holding tongues of the other plate, rods upon therear faces of said plates for the attachment of the endportions of abelt to said plates, each buckle plate being formed with a verticallydisposed marginal edge-portion, the vertically disposed marginaledge-portions of the two buckle-plates, when said buckle-plates arehooked together, being in such close juxtaposition so as to prevent anybackward movement of said buckle-plates with relation to each other, andguiding bars upon the rear faces of said plates beneath which thebelt-portions are passed.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 17th day of November, 1909.

TERRENCE OBRIEN.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL.

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